- 551.89 KB]Table D-8.
Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position
2009 Comparative Database Report
| Number of Events Reported by Respon- dents | Staff Position | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin/Mgmt | Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP | Dietician | Patient Care Asst/ Aide/ Care Partner | Pharmacist | RN/ LVN/ LPN | Technician (EKG, Lab, Radiology) | Therapist (Respiratory, Phys, Occup, Speech) | Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary | |||
| 187 Hospitals Both Years | 120 Hospitals Both Years | 80 Hospitals Both Years | 158 Hospitals Both Years | 116 Hospitals Both Years | 201 Hospitals Both Years | 165 Hospitals Both Years | 162 Hospitals Both Years | 179 Hospitals Both Years | |||
| 4,881 Most Recent Respon- dents | 2,869 Most Recent Respon- dents | 365 Most Recent Respon- dents | 3,755 Most Recent Respon- dents | 985 Most Recent Respon- dents | 22,584 Most Recent Respon- dents | 5,948 Most Recent Respon- dents | 2,831 Most Recent Respon- dents | 3,700 Most Recent Respon- dents | |||
| 4,608 Previous Respon- dents | 2,492 Previous Respon- dents | 371 Previous Respon- dents | 3,512 Previous Respon- dents | 909 Previous Respon- dents | 20,928 Previous Respon- dents | 5,322 Previous Respon- dents | 2,675 Previous Respon- dents | 3,741 Previous Respon- dents | |||
| No events | Most Recent | 46% | 61% | 78% | 75% | 21% | 29% | 54% | 58% | 77% | |
| Previous | 48% | 65% | 79% | 73% | 24% | 30% | 56% | 58% | 79% | ||
| Change | -2% | -4% | -1% | 2% | -3% | -1% | -2% | 0% | -2% | ||
| 1 to 2 events | Most Recent | 24% | 26% | 16% | 18% | 22% | 38% | 31% | 30% | 18% | |
| Previous | 23% | 23% | 16% | 20% | 18% | 37% | 27% | 31% | 16% | ||
| Change | 1% | 3% | 0% | -2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | -1% | 2% | ||
| 3 to 5 events | Most Recent | 15% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 20% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 4% | |
| Previous | 15% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 21% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 3% | ||
| Change | 0% | 1% | -1% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | ||
| 6 to 10 events | Most Recent | 9% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 1% | |
| Previous | 7% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Change | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | -3% | -1% | -1% | 1% | 0% | ||
| 11 to 20 events | Most Recent | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | |
| Previous | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Change | -1% | -2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | -1% | 1% | 0% | ||
| 21 event reports or more | Most Recent | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | |
| Previous | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Change | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | ||
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
Page last reviewed April 2009
Internet Citation: Table D-8.: Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position.
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